Uncovering Magnetism’s Mysterious Role in the Galaxy
Susan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle.
https://www.wired.com/story/uncovering-magnetisms-mysterious-role-in-the-galaxy/
Last Monday Was the Hottest Day on Record
The record for daily global temperature, recorded by taking averages of land and sea temperatures around the world, was shattered twice last week.
https://www.wired.com/story/hottest-ever-day-on-earth-july-2024-summer-heat-climate-change/
Project 2025 Wants to Propel America Into Environmental Catastrophe
Tracking emissions, managing pollutants, responding to natural disasters—even accurately predicting the weather—would all be trampled in a wave of privatization, deregulation, and unfettered fossil-fuel exploitation.
https://www.wired.com/story/project-2025-wants-to-propel-america-into-environmental-catastrophe/
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action.
https://www.wired.com/story/paris-olympics-2024-dengue-measles-bedbugs/
No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane
Guilt-free air travel is a beautiful dream, but there’s simply no way to get enough solar energy to keep a cabin full of people in the air.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-a-solar-powered-passenger-plane-is-impossible/
Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy
The former public health lead opens up on serving under Trump, what dangers America faces right now, and what keeps him up at night.
https://www.wired.com/story/anthony-fauci-interview-q-and-a-july-2024-trump-harris/
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse. Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen had a simple yet controversial question: How much time might we have left to save it?
The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
Researchers believe they have discovered oxygen being produced 4,000 meters below the sea surface, and think polymetallic nodules—the sought-after bounty of deep-sea miners—could be the source.
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-oxygen-deep-sea-polymetallic-nodules-discovery/
The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave
https://media.wired.com/photos/669fa75e3f1c843995e8a548/master/pass/2160934648
The latest dominant Covid variants have stronger infectiousness than their predecessors and the ability to evade vaccine-induced antibodies.
https://www.wired.com/story/flirt-variants-covid-wave-surge-coronavirus-japan-usa/
A New Wave of Anti-Obesity Drugs Is on the Way
With the success of Ozempic and Wegovy, drug manufacturers are racing to develop obesity treatments that shed more weight, are easier to take, and produce fewer side effects.
There’s Another Chance to See the Northern Lights This Week
Don’t worry if you missed them in May—due to another geomagnetic storm, the northern lights might again be seen at lower latitudes across the US and Europe, from as early as Tuesday night.
https://www.wired.com/story/aurora-northern-lights-visible-summer-usa-europe-july-2024/
Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris
Activists believe that the vice president, who is already the leading voice for reproductive rights in the Biden administration, will champion their cause.
https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-2024-election-reproductive-rights-abortion/
The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex Systems
With a new framework, researchers believe they could be close to explaining how regularities emerge on macro scales out of systems made up of uncountable constituent parts.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-puzzle-of-how-large-scale-order-emerges-in-complex-systems/
Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat
In so many aspects of our culture, we view severe heat as something that should be willingly embraced, bravely endured, or blithely ignored.
https://www.wired.com/story/enough-with-the-arrogant-attitudes-towards-extreme-heat/
Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat
In so many aspects of our culture, we view severe heat as something that should be willingly embraced, bravely endured, or blithely ignored.
https://www.wired.com/story/enough-with-the-arrogant-attitudes-towards-extreme-heat/
Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat
In so many aspects of our culture, we view severe heat as something that should be willingly embraced, bravely endured, or blithely ignored.
https://www.wired.com/story/enough-with-the-arrogant-attitudes-towards-extreme-heat/
How to Save Your Home From a Wildfire
Small improvements to the roof, siding, windows, and vents of your house can make a big difference when threatened by the risk of flames.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-save-your-home-from-a-wildfire/
Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown
Doctors find themselves without critical systems and diagnostic tools—and face the daunting reality that a full recovery could take days—after CrowdStrike’s botched deployment of a software update.
https://www.wired.com/story/hospitals-crowdstrike-microsoft-it-outage-meltdown/
To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It
Missions to explore other worlds, like Mars or Saturn’s moon Titan, could disrupt or destroy extraterrestrial life in the process of seeking it.
To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It
Missions to explore other worlds, like Mars or Saturn’s moon Titan, could disrupt or destroy extraterrestrial life in the process of seeking it.